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I have a friend who will remain nameless who cringes each time I speak about the wonder that is Prometheus. I joke with him because he has zero time for anything that I have to say on the matter, although he did like the Alien series. So imagine my surprise when I stumbled onto this Prometheus/Alien fan edit! I’m looking forward to watching it at Vimeo.

I’m posting a few pics from the last week or so.  

                         

An interesting paper and video on using public images to create time lapse videos. Very interesting stuff here! 

I woke up this morning and as I went online I realized that my favorite television show is now back. Masterchef Australia, my favorite TV show, is now beginning, thus causing me to watch too much TV and eat too much good food as I attempt to re-create the Masterclass recipes! More here.

One of my favorite series to watch on TV right now is the Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul. Here is a great article on the use of dramatic lighting in the show and how the show borrows techniques of Caravaggio and other painterly techniques such as chiaroscuro to enhance the overall tone of the show. 

I feel really out of the loop and do promise to spend more time putting together ore posts. My two photo books are done, the first has arrived and the second is on its way. Each are 240 pages from Blurb, hardcover with the Pearl Paper. i used the Lightroom plugin for Blurb and it was easier than i thought from a workflow perspective. More to come about that.

I did, however, feel inspired to write a post about the occupation of the Central Building at the University of Amsterdam. Seems students are upset at the growing commodification of this university and education in general. The students foolishly believe that there are noble paths in pursuit of knowledge and that, say, art history is at least as valuable as a degree in business administration. This isn’t to suggest the irrelevancy of the latter; rather, that the former should be accorded the same respect.

More here in Dutch.

And Google Translate into English.

God speed!

From wikipedia: Blood sets on the East Coast are often seen as affiliated with the United Blood Nation, a gang which originated in Rikers Island. The United Blood Nation, simply called the Bloods, formed in 1993, within the New York City jail system on Rikers Island’s GMDC (George Mochen Detention Center), sometimes called C 73. GMDC was used to segregate problem inmates from the rest of the detention center. Prior to this time period, the Latin Kings were the most prevalent and organized gang in the NYC jail system.

From The Guardian today here. This article discusses how ISIL was formed in Camp Bucca, a US “prison” in Iraq.

I found the parallel disturbing, my first thought echoed Dostoyevski: The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.

really? this is modern capitalism?

Here are a few links to great articles challenging this ridiculous consumer frenzy also known as “reducing inventory” day.

From Dissent, a discussion of Ferguson protests and of WalMarts labour practices and the forcing of people to work on Thanksgiving here.

From The New Inquiry an amazing infographic on consumption patterns here.

And the best article if you just read one: Guy Rundel’s excellent article on the semiotics of Black Friday in Jacobin here.

I have started to go through my images. I fixed the orientation and that took a day and a bit.

Naropa University presents its complete audio collection online in a searchable format. There is a wealth of Beat Poetry for those so inclined. The collection of audio recordings also include, among other things, lectures on Beat by luminaries such as Ginsburg, lectures on jazz and experimental writing from the era.

As a young man I read On the Road and this travelogue was one inspiration for my wanderlust.

Great stuff at the Internet Archives.